Wietse Venema Quotes

In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems.

Wietse Venema

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LifeSafetyPhysicsPossibleInside

I wanted to be baptized as an adult, confirming my faith and my beliefs. It was also a way for me to consciously thank God and Jesus for everything in my life.

Joanna Krupa

LifeGodFaithMeThank GodMy Life

My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about.

Anita Hill

LifeParentsMeTalkNeverLead

I just want to preach so bad I can hardly stand it. I love what I do.

John Piper

LoveStandBadI CanWantPreach

Most bands, if something goes wrong, they cower and walk off stage and fire people.

Tom DeLonge

WalkFirePeopleWrongStageOff

My work is about life as you and I experience it. You're either lucky or you're not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn't.

Mike Leigh

LifeWorkRelationshipExperience

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.

Michael Phelps

ChangeGenerationLookBackI Can

I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day.

Missy Elliott

DayLookingDownPersonStreetMean

There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing campaign, they somehow believe that they can sell 10 million records. That's delusional. No one sells 10 million records. The days of musicians getting rich off of selling records are done.

Moby

BelieveRichMusiciansTryingDone

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by.

Lou Holtz

LifeYouPassSpectator

When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished.

Liya Kebede

WomanChildSmallYoungFirst Child

I am a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino, who takes time to figure out what his next movie is.

Jordan Peele

TimeI AmNextOutWhoFan

Open source is a beautiful way of collaborating; but what's happening on the free Internet is more akin to the 'crowdsourcing' of journalists and other content creators by advertisers who no longer have to pay them - only the search engines that parse their articles.

Douglas Rushkoff

BeautifulFreeSearchInternetWay

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